Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-27
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RICHMOND'S MONUMENT TO LEE
Great Interest in Te-day'S Ceremonies
GREVY GETTING INTO A DILEMMA,
GEN. JAcksoN's SENSATIONAL SPEECH
Wilhed Blunt Sen fenced to Imprisonment
A GREAT DAY In RICHMOND.



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RICHMOND, october 27.-The day opened gloomy
and wet, with no change in the condition Oh the
weather from that which has prevailed for three
days past. The heavy clouds which have over
n5nnS & the city since sunday night and giving an
broken and threatening, and Richnond's big day
began with o most discouragtng outlook. Despite
many thousands Of Visitors, visitor " were ere early on the
streets, and by O'Clock the moving multitude
so gIea6 sma was plainly evident tnai
probably larger than or any previous occasion.
AT an early hour the sound or inarIial music was
and aroot, could be seen moving 10 their various
cesSion.
LIVELY EARLY MORNING SCENES.
Mounted marShalS anu cOurierS dashed hlther
and thither directing the movements OF the troops
and arranging The line of march. Before 10 O'Clock
the rain had ceased, but the clouds remained un-
broken and threatening. The people, however.
seemed not to notice this but had apparently made
up lner minds TO carry out the program OF the day
consists OF two corps or cadets, one from the Vir-
ginia Military Institute and the other from the
Blacksburg Agricultural and Mechanical College;
two regiments OF Virginia Infantry, three compa-
MES or cavalry, four companies OF artillery;
also Two companies OF infantry from North
Garonna ana one from Maryland. Beside
crate veterans from different parts OF the State,
and six hundred veterans OF the Maryland line.
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pearance on the streets with the Marine Band OF
Washington at the head or the line created consid
erable interest and they were everywhere greeted
with enthusiasm. Four professors and fiity-five
students arrived this morning from the Washing
ton and Lee University. Gen. X. Z. Lee was at the
time OF his deatn president OF the Institution and
was succeeded by his son, Gen. q. W. CuSIiS Lee,
who is now president Owing TO the recent illness
or the latter he was unable to participate IN to-
days ceremonies. out nis brothers, Gen. ". ID. +.
other immediate members or the family are TWO
daughters who are at present In Europe.
TIE PROCESSION STARTS.
At few minutes before IL O'Clock, everything
being In readiness, the procession began 10 move.
AT the head or the line, after detachmenls OF
mounted police, came the chief marshal OF the
day, Gen. Wade Hampton, riding side By side with
Gov F1tz Hugh Lee, both sUperbly mounted. Then
followed the governors stan in brilliant uniforms
ana he assistant marsh Ais Next came the
rams Of the Maryland line; the Volunteer
Infantry or Virginia, and the North Carolina aril
lery, and then an The various civic organizations
embracing the md Lodge OF Virginia Masons,
two COMMUNICATES Of Knights Teinplar, B.ue
Lodge MasonS, Druids, E.ks, Junior Order OF Amer
lean Mechanics, Odd Fellows, and other societies In
regalia the wnOle made such a display as has
never before be. seen in R.chmOnd. Dense crowds
packed the sidewalks along tine wnoie route OF
given vent TO IN almost incessant cheers 10 lie but
Increased as some favorite or famed organization
passed by.
the CORNERSTONE LAID IN TIE RAIN.
About the time the head OF the procession had
reached the western corporate limits, near the
monument grounds, . steady drizzie OF rain again
set In and continued, SO that the program was
cut short by the poStponement OF the reading
OF the poem ana delivery OF che OrauOn.
The cornerstone, however, was laId with ali
the impressive Masonic ceremonies. The Oration
Will be delivered aud the poem read this evening In
the hall OF the house OF delegates. Notwlthstand-
ing the diSayreeabie weather aud the muddy con-
diuon or the GROUNDS and vicinity the vast field
was almost covered with people, the multitude
being estimated at from fteen TO twenty thousand